Programa educativo para modificar la percepción de riesgo del VIH/sida en estudiantes de Medicina

Background: currently there are high numbers of young people with human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, which imposes the need to have extensive information, perceive one's own vulnerability and the severity of the risk for infection.Objective: to design a proposal for an educational program with popular orientation to modify the risk perception of HIV/AIDS in first-year medical scholarship students, 2021-2022.Methods: a development investigation was carried out from January to December 2021. Theoretical, empirical and mathematical methods were applied. The risk perception variable was used, referring to the assessment of HIV/AIDS as a threat to the health of human beings. A previously validated questionnaire was used as instruments.Results: the diagnosis carried out taking into account the level of information about HIV/AIDS, perceived vulnerability and severity, demonstrated insufficiencies in both sexes, more frequently in the female; Therefore, an educational program was designed based on popular education, structured in: title, introduction, justification, general objective, methodology, evaluation and guidelines for activities, in order to modify the perception of risk for HIV/AIDS in the sample.Conclusions: it was evaluated by a group of specialists, who offered suggestions for its optimization, applied in its final conformation, which was extremely useful for the results of the research and its application in similar contexts. Fundamento: actualmente son elevadas las cifras de jóvenes con virus de inmunodeficiencia humana y síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida, lo cual impone la necesidad de disponer de amplia información, percibir la vulnerabilidad propia y la gravedad del riesgo de infección.Objetivo: diseñar una propuesta de programa educativo con orientación popular para la modificación de percepción de riesgo del VIH/sida en estudiantes becarios de primer año de Medicina, 2021-2022.Métodos: se realizó una investigación de desarrollo, entre enero-diciembre de 2021. Se aplicaron métodos teóricos, empíricos y matemáticos. Se utilizó la variable percepción de riesgo, referida a la valoración del VIH/sida como amenaza para la salud de los seres humanos. Como instrumentos se manejó un cuestionario previamente validado.Resultados: el diagnóstico realizado teniendo en cuenta el nivel de información sobre el VIH/sida, vulnerabilidad y severidad percibidas, demostró insuficiencias en ambos sexos, con mayor frecuencia en